Camarao Mozambique Portuguese Style Shrimp

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This is a delicious and quick shrimp saute using typical portuguese ingredients like red wine and plenty of garlic and parsley. The saffron makes it a little different, and a touch of crushed red peppers at the end of cooking make it wonderful! I used argentine pink shrimp from trader joe's, and they were awesome!

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Steps

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Saute onion in the butter until almost browned.

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Reduce heat slightly and add garlic , parsley , and turmeric.

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Saute another 5 minutes then add water and saffron water.

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Cover and simmer for 5 more minutes.

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Stir in wine and lemon juice.

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Bring mixture to a boil , then reduce heat and simmer about 5 minutes to cook off some of the alcohol.

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Add shrimp , salt , black pepper to taste and crushed red peppers.

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Cook about 5 minutes or until shrimp have just turned pink and are still juicy and tender.

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This is normally served in small bowls with crusty bread for dipping , or it could be served over rice.

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Ingredients

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butter, onion, water, garlic, fresh flat-leaf parsley, turmeric, saffron thread, red wine, fresh lemon juice, coarse sea salt, black pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, shrimp